Is it time to sell Bronze and purchase early Silver marvels?

[1koko]

Hi, my first post but have been reading this forum for the past week. I have bought and sold on e-bay over the last few years and have tranacted with some of you in the past.

 

I have been a collector of comics since I was a kid and have built up solid collections in both silver and bronze age (marvel spotlights 5-11, Tomb of Dracula 1,10, Hero for Hire 1, Conan 1, Iron Fist 14, Marvel Premier 15, Iron Man 55, Nick Fury 1, Silver Surfer 1-18 (I know the early SS's are silver but will probably sell all) all in CGC 9.4 or higher plus many others) marvels.

 

It seems to me that now is an opportune time to sell bronze age and buy high grade early Silver (2- 10s in Daredevil, Avengers, AMS, FF and X-Men) as Bronze age keys are overpriced when comparing numbers of high grade bronze age to Silver age keys

 

I'd appreciate your views on:

 

1.) Would you switch at this time?

 

2.) Best places to sell Bronze age

 

3.) Best places to purchase Silver.

 

Thanks

[ronm3-migration]

I would switch if I had those books. Sell the bronze Age books here first to save yourself the hassles and the fees of everywhere else. Best places to purchase Silver would be here as well. Otherwise just go look at the top silverage dealer thread which is a sticky at the top of the silver age forum.

Any High grade Batmans send them my way.

[arexcrooke]

I would switch if I had those books. Sell the bronze Age books here first to save yourself the hassles and the fees of everywhere else. Best places to purchase Silver would be here as well. Otherwise just go look at the top silverage dealer thread which is a sticky at the top of the silver age forum.

Any High grade Batmans send them my way.

Thats my thread

[joe_collector]

You're a little late, as BA prices have already started dropping.

[jediknight]

You shoulda' sold a year ago. 'Sides that SA is already way up.

[the blob]

Unless you have a stack of 9.8 keys, you'll have to be selling a lot of BA to buy some nice looking early SA marvels.

[ericc123]

The answer to your question is yes. Regardless if the market on Bronze has topped off a little your almost always better off with some high quality Silver. As mentioned before though it's going to be a little pricey so it's a quality over quantity type of thing. I would recommend selling your books on Pedigree Comics or Comiclink as you can leave them on there for no listing fee for quite a while until you get the price you are looking for and I would buy from Ebay, High Grade Comics, Heritage if your desperate, and Comiclink and Pedigree again.

[Norrin_Radd]

I would switch if I had those books. Sell the bronze Age books here first to save yourself the hassles and the fees of everywhere else. Best places to purchase Silver would be here as well. Otherwise just go look at the top silverage dealer thread which is a sticky at the top of the silver age forum.

Any High grade Batmans send them my way.

Thats my thread

Based on my thread in the Gold Forum.

[1koko]

Have recently purchased Daredevil 2, 3, 4 and 10 from Pedigree and 6 from ComicLink. Looking for a 7 (one on ComicLink too pricey for me currently) and a 1 (though I do have one in 9.0).

 

Went for Daredevil first as availability on Pedigree made this an almost instant success.

 

Would you target Avengers next?

[jimjum12]

Welcome to the boards.I thought that I might mention a couple of other sites. www.metropoliscomics.com has a very nice selection of CGC graded comics.Another source for a few excellent books is www.tvcomics.com and then click on the Syd's Luncheonette Collection.Those are a batch of original owner books from our very own board member burntboy.There are still several left and if you see any you like,you could PM Harry with an offer and he just might take it.I picked up a couple and they are VERY nice and come with a certificate of authenticity.GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[jimjum12]

One other thing,there is a big difference in scarcity in the 1961 to 1964 Marvels as opposed to the 1965 and up(although you probably already know that).GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[ericc123]

Would you target Avengers next?

 

[divad]

You're a little late, as BA prices have already started dropping.

 

Boy, Am I ever glad that I keep up with these Boards . . . You heard it here first

[joe_collector]

Boy, Am I ever glad that I keep up with these Boards . . . You heard it here first

 

So you're saying that BA prices are skyrocketing?

[divad]

I'd appreciate your views on:

 

1.) Would you switch at this time?

 

Making a wholesale switch based on perceived market changes is market timing and is often the wrong approach. Just keep your CGC 9.4's (except for the Ewert copies

 

2.) Best places to sell Bronze age

 

eBay if you need a quick turnaround and cash flow - also the widest audience; ComicLink if you want to set your price and wait . . . and wait . . . and wait some more to get paid; here if you want to get low-ball offers from a a lot of sophisticrats

 

3.) Best places to purchase Silver.

 

I only buy raw comics, so I don't think that my views are relevant to your pursuit.

 

Thanks

[divad]

Boy, Am I ever glad that I keep up with these Boards . . . You heard it here first

 

So you're saying that BA prices are skyrocketing?

 

Insert words in mouth here

[divad]

You're a little late, as BA prices have already started dropping.

 

Why do you always cut out your original overbroad, unsubstantiated statements? Embarassed at what you pontificate?

[divad]

Boy, Am I ever glad that I keep up with these Boards . . . You heard it here first

 

So you're saying that BA prices are skyrocketing?

 

Shouldn't you be "bargain-hunting" already then . . .

[joe_collector]

Shouldn't you be "bargain-hunting" already then . . .

 

Nah, this is just the tip of the iceberg.

[ronm3-migration]

2.) Best places to sell Bronze age

 

eBay if you need a quick turnaround and cash flow - also the widest audience; ComicLink if you want to set your price and wait . . . and wait . . . and wait some more to get paid; here if you want to get low-ball offers from a a lot of sophisticrats